Ok let's get down to some of the fun times on the boat. The Nile is one of the most beautiful rivers to cruise down that we have ever been on. The life along the Nile is so much like we would imagine it was and you can almost picture it like it was in Bible times. The houses are still made of mud bricks and the people still use donkeys as a major mode of transportation and farm work. There are bulrushes growing next to the banks and life is slow. The dress for this cruise was very casual and we did have the Egyptian night where they encouraged everyone to dress up in traditional Egyptian galabayas or some sort of attire. It was quite colorful and fun. Well as you can see Cleopatra and Rames were the hits of the affair. ha.
Riding in the Felucca was also fun. Everytime we went in a small boat, we had to take our life jackets, which was a good precaution. We had to take them when we rode to get to the Temple of Philea was one we had to do that with. Some of the nubians came on board the boats with jewelry to sell and that was a hoot trying to figure the prices and to deal with that while trying to manage the life jackets, money and bargain at the same time.
Another fun thing was finding what the cabin boy did for us each night with our towels. He was the best we have ever had and we had all sorts of great designs, the funniest was when we came in and found Bubba sitting on our bed. Bubba was made with the towel and a roll of toilet paper with a face painted on it. We got a kick out of him. Later Bubba made another appearance hanging like a monkey from the doorfacing! So I'll put some pictures of some of the better ones on there.
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